Episode 104: Do You Hear The Dentist Drill?

Prompts: 1665, Mirrored, Mauve, Revolutionary

Bonjour les auditeurs! Neal is back solo this week and is coming to you live from a recent emergency tooth extraction. He does his best to not let you know that, but a few flubs were expected. It's just a matter of what word makes him flub!

After briefly discussing the dental drama, and thanking all of YOU for always being so interactive, Neal does a deep dive into Les Misérables, arguably the most emotionally devastating musical ever staged. Neal traces the story back to Victor Hugo, the author of the original book the musical is based on, talks about the story and characters of the musical and how it was originally produced, and does a quick sidebar on Eugène Delacroix's painting Liberty Leading the People and why it might be the single best visual distillation of everything this musical is trying to say.

During this solo deep dive you'll learn about some famous faces who have graced the stage in this marvelous production, learn about some of the greatest End of Act One showstoppers in Broadway history (what are your favorites?) and revisit one of the first viral acts in the history of the internet that you may have forgotten.... they surely "Dreamed a Dream."

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Next Week's Prompts: 8090, Bell, Denim, Hardcore

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